Automobile-signal.



.w. A. DHNKE.

AUTGMOBILE SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILE-D JUNE 20, 1912.

1,056,535. Patented Jan. 14,1913. l

Appi'cation ila-rl June 20, i912.

on Gi Leiters Pa 'ent.

ziiviilml Jan. 14, 1913.

sei-ini No, 704756.

Be il known ilizit, l. VVUJJAM A. Dl'inxni. :i subject of llic Emperor of Gennari); rc- :siiling :il l'lvonstou, in tlie Conni); of Cool; mill Stallo nll llinwis. lnive invenml n new and lawful lingii'mfnnwilin Automobile- Siginil, of wliivli l'ln, following is a Speciif'falifm.

Rims become lli@ pi'ncn'e of Chzznleurs lo Signilfy lili@ intuition of turning n, corner or shipping by extending their :mns mit.- Wzlrllly from lu mnvliinls, flans, the right. :iiin when llnl lin-n ir; lo be toward the right, lic lf't nun wlnn it is lo no toward lli@ left, :nifl bolli mins when the intention to stop. This practice useless in the (lark.

'Ilia prinniry objec of my invention is lo iiovillg for use: in flic i 11 l( on tlm iezi (cnfls of nnwniobiles, :inning millor l'ln Control oi" lille Lll'iwi, 1i* illinniniilf-li lllivico for Signaling' the :ioi'vsfiiil inlQnlions,

In tlm accompanying ilrziwin n, Figure 1 shows my iinpi'ovocl device, in its preferred form ot" enibodiinent, by-a lace, vicw with :i portion olf the depending number-plaie m'olien away; Fig. 2 Shows 4the device by :in 9nd View; Fig. :i section through thc, il@ vice on line il, Fig. l.; Fig. is a face View of one of 'two similar Signal-lmnp czisiings` with il. glass cover i'cniowfl, find .Figy 5 is :i iliaifyjnin showing tlm electric circuits conlnining; lli@` smi-ml linups unil :in finlm'noliili* nlvvxing wlwl equipped willi puslnlmton levifrvs foi' connillin;r the lamps fol' llii sigh nulli.; inn-poufs wim-red lo.

'Ilm pi'oforalilu position .for my impi'ovell commonly nsell for illuminating lf non liciiilnte worried on the reni end'Of thv nnlonioliile: inw it iS tl'icre in ilie most :Nlvzzninggodiw' place for lnu signal-display mil inziy lifjlionswfl with such lamp` thereby rm.- (ll-i'inn' lln wliole compact :mil adapting' it lo lw Supported on on@ hrm-liet. 'To this will l pinviilc u housingy G, oost formed or slnrubinoiul, on ii suitable4 bracket 6 lo lilo snpizoi'lml on :in :ivm 7 projecting from the lvni' @mi ol' :1n automobile, indicated at A in Fig. 2. Tho number-plaie 8 flepeml fiom ille muli of tlm open bottom of the lzonsingf, living igfiillv Secured to the lower nui-l. oi' said blick. In' the iont wall of the liongng is wnli'nllv rinitained u lmlls-eye l),

il lv," nin living (')f'i'erl-colorml "glass, 'i iii :in liig':in(lcf m-nl electric :mil wvli wfnfvi'l-l willi glirw 112. The s piolnmlili roloiml. tlnil Covering lli@ iigli'linnil (owning ll boing: Wfl and that Covering tln' li-fr-lnnnl opening lf2 being groan to cnrnspoinl with #,ignnlwolors used on lioziih. is :in Oinnnn fusing' il inning :in open face and pi'midml :ilong r im npgwl' :ind lower eilgls nitli oinvmi-lly pi'ojawtingj parallel flanges lil lo anim' gjisiilcfwnya l5 provided in tlm bowing io nvwiwthem :il the upper and lowoi` #lgw. of llw oplnlngs` Thereby willi llii lun i ll* xoniovvfl from its Socket, lo enable lli@ ij: 5mm il lo be ingu-led into plus@ und n iili'mwn. ln on@ Casing is conminml un invninlowi l clcciic lmnp 1li and in l-lw olli'cxn sini .znwlnmp l?. lioili in viicnit willi llw wiwi-finzi' B :nifl pi'ojfi-Pting into iin casing' from tliv innvi' onfl of llie lutter. Lips 1S ni'o l'mninfl on tlic. nppvr :unl lowci nl ,qis nl lln own fnl-QS of llie castings :unl livin' inwnrillj: iowni'd euch other to forni nu im' llnl nnss Covers, which flinplfiy :lnl lmnilpoinling forms of lln` opcninw El :unl 12; und will. the cnf;- ings in plum` in ilu-ir l rniileouiyf 15, the. Jlnw www limi :unl new confined against tlm imam* l'ncc of llxc front housing-wall.

pofwev willi snilnlvli: inislnlinllon ui switch de- Fill'. fi.

wn in lln'- forni nl lii'igmqmmiing' hands:

lwliinil noli opl-ning ll and 12- and the other pushbutton terminals are connected through the branch w of a Wire w with the Wire fw. "ith the switchl) closed, therefore, for illuminating the num-- ber-plate 8 by the lamp 10, a chauifeur handling the steering-wheel C may readily, with either hand, actunte a push-button to light a lamp 16 or 17 for signaling the intention to turn the automobile about a corner toward the right or left-hand, indiczucd by one or the other of the pointing glass hands 112, or both pushbuttons at once to indicate the intention to stop the machine.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

1. In a signaling-device of the character described, comprising, in combination, a .housing provided with a front-wall opening at each side of its center, removable casings formed with opi-que ends, backs, bottoms and tops, and with open faces, said casings being;r located in the housing und covering the` openings therein, and electric lamps in said casings.

2. A signalingdevice of the character described, comprising, in combination, a. housing provided with a front-Wall glass overed opening at each side of its center, casing-guides 1n the housing, opaque casings t each provided with an open face removablyinsertible into the guides in the housing and provided with seats for the glasscover ings, and electric lamps in said casings.

WILLIAM A. DOHNKE. In presence of L, HEISLAR, R. SCHAEFER. 

